Our latest coverage of PAX East.
PAX East is set to return to the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center next year to mark the convention’s 20th anniversary. It’s worth noting that its actually celebrating PAX West’s inaugural run in 2024 since PAX East only started in 2010. Tickets are set to go on sale tomorrow, November 16th, if you’re planning on physically attending the convention next [...]
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Last week’s COVID-19 outbreak at PAX East 2022 has unfortunately already claimed one victim. Dawn “Deestar” Wood, a PAX Enforcer, reportedly returned home sick after the convention and died a few days after on April 30th. Wood’s sister has setup a Gofundme campaign for the bereaved family. “We know that many others had also come home sick (myself included) and [...]
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A gentle reminder to everyone that COVID-19 is still around and precautions should still be taken even though things seem to be going back to normal. Pandemonium Books & Games, one of the vendors during last week’s PAX East 2022 in-person event, reported on their COVID Tracker page that at least three of their employees who manned their booth at [...]
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PAX East 2021 has been cancelled again this year amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While the organizers were optimistic about the possibility of holding a live event, they were still prepared for the worst and decided not to sell tickets or space until they were sure. “While we hoped PAX East could safely take place, we remained realistic and did [...]
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PAX East began earlier today minus two more video game companies, Hi-Rez Studios and That Game Company. The two studios are the latest to announce their withdrawal from the event amid concerns over the spreading COVID-19 novel coronavirus. “After some internal discussion we’ve made the call to cancel our #PAXEast activities this weekend,” tweeted Hi-Rez Community Lead Isaiah Turner. “So [...]
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The threat of the dreaded COVID-19 virus has forced a number of gaming companies to reconsider their plans for PAX East 2020 this weekend, Sony Interactive Entertainment among them. The company announced last week that they will not be attending the event due to concerns about the rapidly spreading virus. With a number of companies already deciding to skip the [...]
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